Happy Name Day Laura (05/06)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
DFS Kopernikus is Launched (1989)
DFS Kopernikus (meaning Deutscher Fernmeldesatellit Kopernikus) was the name of three geostationary satellites of Deutsche Bundespost and later Deutsche Telekom AG. They are no longer in use. When DFS Kopernikus-3 was nearing the end of its life, SES sealed…
Happy Birthday Angelina Jolie (1975)
Angelina Jolie (Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975), DCMG, is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Films…
Happy Birthday Jamie McMurray (1976)
James Christopher McMurray (born June 3, 1976), nicknamed “Jamie Mac”,is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and currently an analyst for NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on The CW. He raced in the NASCAR Cup Series on…
Discovery Space Shuttle Mission STS-91 (1998)
STS-91 was the 24th flight of Discovery, and the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 2 June 1998. STS-91 marked…
Scotch Whisky is First Mentioned (1494)
Scotch whisky often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two) made in Scotland. The first known written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland of…